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Mike Alfonso: “The youngest ever elected [to Congress] was 22.”

Featuring: Mike Alfonso, Republican Party | Candidate, Wisconsin State Assembly District 7

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Michael Alfonso Joins Ben Dryden To Discuss Campaign For Congress

Published | Video Starts at 51:49

I looked at it. There's gotta be at least a dozen, maybe. Yeah, about. I think it was about 10 when I looked at it. But there's actually an interesting one where The youngest ever elected [to Congress] was 22. And I forget which state it was from, but they basically just said, screw it. This is the guy we're electing. We're not interested in your rules. And he. (51:49–51:53)

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